Our Books (4)

Right now we only have one book that one of us was the sole author of—Rescue the Problem Project. However, there are plans and a couple of books we have collaborated on. They all show up here with at least a short description of their intent.

Rescue the Problem Project by Todd C. Williams. A must read book in your business, school, or private life.

From Germany:

"Todd Williams' book 'Rescue the Problem Project: A Complete Guide to Identifying, Preventing, and Recovering from Project Failure' is a welcome and much needed aid to help rescue and re-align struggling and failing projects. It is a very valuable resource for anyone working in a project management. Regardless whether or not the own project is on its way to glory or doom...." Read More...

From Italy:

"After reading Todd Williams book it couldn't be clearer - to recover a failing project strong teams are required. People are projects and Williams shows this time and again as he provides real-life examples of problems and how-to resolve them..." Read More...

Thank you to everyone who came to the party! Although we do not have an exact count we can see how many name badges were used so we know nearly 180 people showed up. Whether you were there or not, this video captures the spirit.

Rescue the Problem Project

A Complete Guide to Identifying, Preventing, and Recovering from Project Failure

by Todd C. Williams

ISBN: 9780814416822

Todd's first book delivers twenty-five years of project rescue experience. Unlike other books on the subject, Rescue the Problem Project focuses on the process to rescue the project. This is the critical few weeks that transform a failing project to a successful project. Other processes blindly layer processes on top of a project without finding the cause of the failure. Rescue the Problem Project focuses on root cause analysis to determine the source of problems and solve them once and for all.

The book starts by discussing the biggest hurdle in rescuing a project—realization that there is a problem—and proceeds though detailed discussion of the four step process to recover them—audit, analysis, negotiate, and execute. In addition, it includes a complete discussion of four key processes to prevent failure.

Table of Contents

Rescue the Problem Project

A Complete Guide to Identifying, Preventing, and Recovering from Project Failure

by Todd C. Williams

PART I Understanding the Process and Realizing there is a Problem

Chapter 1 The Basics of the Recovery Process

The Context of a Project Understanding Project Success What Is a Red Project? What Is Project Failure? What Is Project Recovery? The Recovery Process Roles in the Extended Project Structure Chapter Takeaway